Cricut 360 Challenge #5

Happy Friday! Do you guys have a lot of fun plans for the weekend? I hope they include some crafty time and joining us in the new challenge over at Cricut 360 this week. :) So many people travel during the month of August, so this week is all about creating a project around that theme.

I decided to make a travel notebook. I don't know about you, but I am constantly thinking of stuff that I need to pack and if I don't write it down, I end up forgetting about it. (Sometimes I still forget haha!) Here is my travel notebook:



and here it is opened up:



The notepad came in a pack of 5 from the dollar store. The notepad measures 3.5" by 5". To make the cover, I cut out a piece of Melon mambo cardstock at 3.75" by 11" and scored it at 5 3/8" and 5 5/8". I cut out Hello Kitty out of Hello Kitty Greetings at 2.5" and popped her up with some foam adhesive. Pretty cute and it was really simple to make.

I hope you join us this week over at Cricut 360 and don't forget to head over to see what the amazing DT did to inspire you as well. Thanks for stopping by my blog today, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Cricut---Hello Kitty Greetings
Cuttlebug---D'vine Swirls
Card Stock---Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point & Melon Mambo (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific)
Misc.---Notepad, Offray Ribbon, Rhinestones (studio G), Trendy Twine

Cooking With Cricut #44

Happy Wednesday and Happy 71st Birthday, Bugs Bunny! In honor of Bugs Bunny, the challenge this week over at Cooking With Cricut is to make a project and incorporate a bunny on it. This is what I came up with:



For my card, I used a frame shape off of the Baby Steps cricut cartridge cut out at 5" and then just folded in half. I cut out another frame in the layer feature and then just cut it in half and layered it onto my card base. My bunny was also cut out of Baby Steps at 2.5" Really simple to do and I think it came out super cute!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and looking at my latest creation! Dont forget to stop by Cooking With Cricut to see the rest of the projects from the fabulous DT and to join in on the challenge! I look forward to seeing your creation! Have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Cricut---Baby Steps
Card Stock---Colorbok
Cuttlebug---Swiss Dots
Punch---Lace Heart (Martha Stewart Crafts)
Stamp---You Had Me At Chocolate (My Creative Time)
Misc.---Black Staz-On Ink, Trendy Twine

Cricut 360 Challenge #4

Happy Friday! Today marks the start of a new challenge over at Cricut 360! Yay! This week is all about the Great Outdoors! Create a project showcasing the great outdoors in some way. This is what I did:



I decided to make a stair step card to resemble a farm. I love Create A Critter, everything is just so cute on that cartridge! My barn was cut at 2" and my cow was cut out at 1.75". For my grass, I used All Occasion Cake Art cut out at 1". My tree was cut from Jubilee at 4". Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and see my creation! I really appreciate it! I hope you stop by Cricut 360 to see what the rest of the Design Team created as well as entering the challenge yourself. I look forward to seeing your creation! I hope you have a great crafty day!




Supplies:
Cricut---Create A Critter, All Occasion Cake Art, Jubille
Cuttlebug---Swiss Dots
Card Stock---Blue (Bazzill), Old Olive, Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake (SU!) and White and Black (Recollections)
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen. Real Red Marker (SU!)

A Thing Of Beauty Blog Award!

Happy Saturday! Guess what? Pam from CraftyCards4u2 gave me a couple of really great blog awards. Im running kinda late today though so I only have time to post one. I will be back with the other one in a couple of days. Thank you so much Pam! I am very honored that you thought of me! You guys should really check out Pam's blog, if you haven't already. She is a great cardmaker!



Here are the rules for the A Thing of Beauty Award:

I must share 5 things about myself (1 of the listed items must be something about crafting) and then pass the award to 5 other blogs.

5 things:
1. I love black jelly beans
2. I love to cook
3. I prefer listening to music over watching tv
4. I love Iced Coffee's
5. I love my cricut and can't imagine life without it :)

I am passing this award onto the following people:
1. Kimberly of Kimberly's Crafty Spot
2. Susan of It's Me Susan P.
3. Ruthie of September Ninth
4. JoeyGirl86 of Scrap-Making
5. Lisa of My Lil' Bits

It is always so hard to come up with who to give these awards too. I wish I could give one to everybody. Thanks again Pam for this great award! I hope you all have a great crafty day!

Cricut 360 Challenge #3

Happy Friday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge over at Cricut 360? This week is all about our parents. In honor of Parents Day on June 24, make a card, layout or something crafty for them or as a tribute to them. You can use any cartridge. Here is what I came up with:



I made a card for my mom. My mom has always been there for me and I can not imagine my life without her. I am blessed to have her. I love you mom!

Here are my card details: I made a portrait sized card on Crumb Cake and cut "MOM" out of A Child's Year at 1.5". The punch is called Daisy Fan from Martha Stewart Crafts.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Don't forget to stop by Cricut 360 to see what the design team came up with and to enter the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut---A Child's Year
Card Stock---Crumb Cake (SU!) & White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper---Linen Closet (DCWV)
Punch---Daisy Fan (Martha Stewart), Xtra Lrg. Photo Corners (SU!), Small Heart (SU!)
Misc.---Offray Ribbon, iRock, White Signo Gel Pen

Cooking With Cricut #42

Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for the start of a new challenge over at Cooking With Cricut? The challenge this week is to use your pens -- Cricut Color markers, Amy Chomas or Cri-Kits pens. If you don't have any of these to work with, it's ok just include a sun die cut of some sort in or on your project instead.

Here is what I came up with:



I don't have any of the pens so I just made sure I had a sun on my project somewhere. I used Simply Charmed to cut my sun out at 2.5"

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it. Don't forget to stop by Cooking With Cricut to see what the rest of the design team came up with and to enter the project yourself. I look forward to seeing what you create!


Supplies:
Cricut---Simply Charmed
Card Stock---Melon Mambo (SU!) & White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper---Summer Days (Echo Park)
Stamps---Everyday Character Face Parts (Peachy Keen) & Turn That Frown Upside Down (My Creative Time)
Ink---Black Staz-On
Misc.---Offray Ribbon, White Signo Gel Pen, SU Dimensionals

Cricut 360 Challenge #2

Happy Friday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge at Cricut 360 this week? Thanks so much for stopping by last week at Cricut 360 and playing along, we hope you had fun. This week the challenge is to make a Thank You Card in the shape of a circle using any cartridge you would like.

This is what I made:



For my card, I cut my base out of the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge at 5". The purple circle was cut out of George and Basic Shapes at 4" and then embossed with the Victoria Cuttlebug Folder, the sentiment "Thank You" came from All Occasion Cake art and was cut out at 2".

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it. Don't forget to stop by Cricut 360 to look at all the Design Team's projects as well as entering the challenge yourself. I look forward to seeing what you create! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut Expression---Wild Card, All Occasion Cake Art, George and Basic Shapes
Cuttle bug---Victoria Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Card Stock---White (Recollections), Purple (Bazzill)
Misc.---Pearls and Flowers (Recollections), Ribbon (Offray)

Tacky Tuesday's Challenge #8

Happy Tuesday! Today marks the beginning of another great challenge over at Tacky Tuesdays! For the challenge this month, you need to use a "cool treat" die cut and the word "sweet" must be used in your sentiment. A cool treat is an ice cream, popsicle, sundae, etc. Here is what I came up with:



All in all, I'm pretty pleased with how my card came out and I think that ice cream cone from doodlecharms is still one of my favorite cuts. My ice cream cone was cut from DoodleCharms at 3.75". For the cone, I just placed it on my scoreboard and scored some lines to give it the look of a real cone. The ice cream was embossed using the D'vine swirls cuttlebug folder and the background was embossed using the Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder. The crinkle ribbon was made for me by my very good friend Kimberly.

Here are the rules to play in this Tacky Tuesday's challenge:

1. Use the cut specified
2. Use the word specified in your sentiment
3. Link to the Tacky Tuesday's Facebook Page before 7/19/2011


To see the rest of the projects the DT came up with be sure to visit Ruthie's blog, September Ninth. That's it! Pretty easy huh? I can't wait to see what you create for the challenge! Have a great crafty day!




Supplies:
Cricut Expression--Doodlecharms
Cuttlebug--D'vine swirls, Swiss Dots
Card Stock--Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific
Misc.--Crinkle Ribbon, Twine, White signo gel pen, Button

Cricut 360 Challenge #1

Happy Friday!!! Guess what? Today marks the beginning of the very first challenge at Cricut 360! How exciting! We would like to invite you to come play along with us! The first challenge is a great one and I am sure you are going to love it. For the very first challenge, we challenge you to make an invitation of ANY kind. Birthday, wedding, concert, etc. This is what I came up with:



I thought this would be a cute invite to a ice cream social or even a birthday party. For my invitation, I used the Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge. Using the card/tag function key, I cut out my card and the layers at 6.5". I used the D'Vine Swirls cuttlebug embossing folder for the embossing on my card. I added some glitter, doodling and a little bow. It was so easy to do and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

So are you ready to play along? I really hope you do. There is even a great prize for this week's winner. You can find out all the info at Cricut 360. So head on over to Cricut 360 to see what the rest of the design team came up with as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and taking a look. I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut Cartridge--Birthday Bash
Cuttlebug--D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder
Card Stock--Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz (SU!) & White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper--Doodlebug Designs
Misc.--Dazzling Diamonds (SU!), White Gelly Roll Pen, Offray Ribbon